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Aaliyah Cosby and Lydia Velez Gonzalez became fast friends during the pod phase of 'Love Is Blind' Season Five. But a shocking reveal about Lydia and Aaliyah's beau, Uche Okoroha, sent Aaliyah packing her bags. Halfway through the season, Uche revealed that he and Lydia previously dated before the pods. Aaliyah was shocked by the reveal and walked from the show altogether.
.com ahead of the Season Five premiere, saying she wanted her engagement experience to be 'enjoyable,' which she struggled to feel after Lydia and Uche's 'betrayal.' “To this day, I don’t really know what her intentions were 100%,” Aaliyah told .com. “But I do feel like, after just having discussions with her, I understand where she may have been emotionally and what guided her decision-making throughout everything — as far as just navigating having a friendship with me and having the past relationship with him.” During the reunion, Lydia said the situation was 'unfair' to Aaliyah, Uche, Milton and herself.
.com has reached out to Uche for comment. Since filming wrapped, members of the cast said they rarely hear from Uche. The day the season premiered, Aaliyah and Lydia said they received the same text from Uche which read, 'Hey, I'm going to watch later tonight. If there's anything that you want to discuss that you hear, I'm available.' Aaliyah said she is now in a relationship with someone who 'treats like a queen.
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